Oat Ash Echo
Oat Ash Echo: a soft neutral triadic palette of #B0A2BA, #CDB89B, #B7CDCC, #EAD8EA, #FFF4DC. Warm, creamy and inviting; best contrast 2.20:1.
A warm palette of 5 colors drawing on purple, yellow, gray, with a tight lightness range that stays soft and cohesive. Its lightest and darkest colors reach a contrast of 2.20:1, better for large type and decoration. Open any color for its conversions, shades, harmonies and contrast.
Colors
- ≈ Lily#B0A2BA
A light, muted pink (Lily) that brings softness and care. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Soba#CDB89B
A light, muted orange (Soba) that brings a sunny, approachable mood. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Windy#B7CDCC
A light, neutral gray (Windy) that brings neutral balance. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Scented Spring#EAD8EA
A very light, neutral pink (Scented Spring) that brings softness and care. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Blank Canvas#FFF4DC
A very light, neutral beige (Blank Canvas) that brings an inviting neutral base. Dark text reads well on it.
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Accessibility
- On white2.40:1Poor 1/5
- On black19.22:1Excellent 5/5
- Color blind friendly96% similarExcellent 5/5
Contrast is the best any color in the palette reaches on a plain white or black background. Color blind friendly shows how much of the difference between the colors is kept under the common kinds of color blindness.
| Color | Role | HEX | Lightness |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≈ Dusty Rose | Text | #B0A2BA | 73% |
| ≈ Ash | Primary | #CDB89B | 79% |
| ≈ Silver | Accent | #B7CDCC | 83% |
| ≈ Fog | Surface | #EAD8EA | 90% |
| ≈ Ivory | Background | #FFF4DC | 97% |
No palette color is readable as text on the background, so use #201527 for text.
:root {
--color-background: #fff4dc;
--color-surface: #ead8ea;
--color-primary: #cdb89b;
--color-accent: #b7cdcc;
--color-text: #201527;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #fff4dc;
--color-surface: #ead8ea;
--color-primary: #cdb89b;
--color-accent: #b7cdcc;
--color-ink: #201527;
}
About this palette
Oat Ash Echo is palette number 17,342 of Tintly's fifteen million generated palettes. It is a soft neutral palette built on a triadic scheme, and it is anchored by Ash (#CDB89B), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as warm, creamy and inviting. Its colors run from Ivory (#FFF4DC) at the light end to Dusty Rose (#B0A2BA) at the dark end, covering 73% to 97% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ Dusty Rose #B0A2BA: suggested role text. It is a violet color with 73% lightness and a chroma of 0.037.
2. ≈ Ash #CDB89B: suggested role primary. It is a orange color with 79% lightness and a chroma of 0.046.
3. ≈ Silver #B7CDCC: suggested role accent. It is a near-neutral color with 83% lightness and a chroma of 0.024, so it behaves like a neutral.
4. ≈ Fog #EAD8EA: suggested role surface. It is a magenta color with 90% lightness and a chroma of 0.031.
5. ≈ Ivory #FFF4DC: suggested role background. It is a yellow color with 97% lightness and a chroma of 0.034.
Harmony and structure
Three hues are spaced about a third of the wheel apart. Triadic palettes feel balanced and playful, because no single hue family dominates.
In this palette the hues fall in the violet, orange, magenta and yellow families, spread across 250 degrees of the OKLCH hue circle. Soft neutral palettes keep chroma between 0.01 and 0.05, and lightness between 72% and 96%, which is why the set feels consistent.
Temperature and mood
Overall the palette is warm: 2 of its 4 chromatic colors lean warm and 0 lean cool. Its average chroma of 0.034 makes the saturation soft.
That combination suits minimal websites, fashion lookbooks and stationery, and it is a good fit when you want a design to feel warm, creamy and inviting.
Accessibility and contrast
The strongest pairing is Dusty Rose (#B0A2BA) with Ivory (#FFF4DC) at a contrast ratio of 2.20:1, which is below the WCAG AA minimum of 4.5:1. Across all 10 possible pairs, 0 reach the 4.5:1 AA level for normal text and 0 more reach 3:1 for large text.
No other palette color reaches 4.5:1 on the background (#FFF4DC), so this page suggests #201527 for text, a darkened Dusty Rose that reaches 16.04:1. Check any pair you use in the contrast checker.
All five colors stay distinguishable under protanopia, deuteranopia and tritanopia simulations, which is a good sign, although it is no substitute for testing with real users.
How to use it
Suggested roles: #FFF4DC as the background, #EAD8EA for cards and surfaces, #CDB89B as the primary brand color, #B7CDCC as the accent, and #201527 for text (a computed darker shade of Dusty Rose, because no palette color is readable on that background). A reliable starting split is 60% background and surface, 30% primary and 10% accent.
Choose one hue to dominate, one to support and one for small accents, so the palette stays lively without becoming chaotic.
Typical uses for a soft neutral palette include minimal websites, fashion lookbooks, stationery and note-taking and documentation apps. Open it in the generator to lock the colors you love and reroll the rest, or in the visualizer to see it on real layouts.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Oat Ash Echo accessible?
Its best pair reaches 2.20:1 (#B0A2BA on #FFF4DC). 0 of 10 pairs reach WCAG AA for normal text. Always check the exact text and background you use.
Which color should be the main brand color?
Ash (#CDB89B) is the most saturated color that is neither the lightest nor the darkest, which makes it the natural primary.
What is this palette good for?
It suits minimal websites, fashion lookbooks, stationery and note-taking and documentation apps, where a warm, creamy and inviting feel works well.